Infection Prevention and Control Matron

The Methodist Church in Britain; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is recruiting an Infection Prevention and Control Matron on a 13-month fixed-term basis to lead the IPC service across allocated hospital sites. The post holder manages the site's IPC nursing and administrative team, leading surveillance, audit, risk assessment and outbreak management.

It is an advanced-practice, autonomous role reporting to the Associate Clinical Director and working across organisational boundaries.

Qualifications

• Specialist IPC qualification at minimum BSc level.
• Teaching and/or professional development qualification with evidence of ongoing development.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and managerial leadership for the IPC service at allocated site(s).
• Manage and develop the site IPC nursing and administrative team.
• Provide expert, evidence-based advice and support on outbreak management.
• Lead surveillance, audit and risk assessment.
• Deliver staff education and training.
• Develop policy and implement the Trust IPC strategy.
• Lead improvement projects.
• Challenge poor practice and elevate risks.
• Provide evidence and reports to support governance and assurance.
• Practise at an advanced level with autonomous clinical decision-making.
• Work across professional and organisational boundaries to promote safe care.
• Assist in containing and reducing infection through risk assessment, intervention and education.

Skills

Leadership & management

Planning & prioritising

Interpersonal communication

Negotiating & influencing

IPC knowledge

IT literacy (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Out

Education

Specialist IPC qualification (min BSc)

Teaching or professional development qualification

Job description

Barts Health NHS Trust is recruiting an Infection Prevention and Control Matron on a 13-month fixed-term basis to lead the service across allocated hospital sites. The post holder manages the site's IPC nursing and administrative team, leading surveillance, audit, risk assessment and outbreak management. It is an advanced-practice, autonomous role reporting to the Associate Clinical Director and working across organisational boundaries. Applicants must be registered nurses with a specialist IPC qualification at BSc level.

What the job involves

• Provide clinical and managerial leadership for the IPC service at allocated site(s)
• Manage and develop the site IPC nursing and administrative team
• Provide expert, evidence‑based advice and support on outbreak management
• Lead surveillance, audit and risk assessment
• Deliver staff education and training
• Develop policy and implement the Trust IPC strategy
• Lead improvement projects
• Challenge poor practice and elevate risks
• Provide evidence and reports to support governance and assurance
• Practise at an advanced level with autonomous clinical decision‑making
• Work across professional and organisational boundaries to promote safe care
• Assist in containing and reducing infection through risk assessment, intervention and education

Qualifications

• Specialist infection prevention and control qualification at minimum BSc level
• Teaching and/or professional development qualification or training, with evidence of ongoing personal development

Registration & licences

• Registered nurse on the live register (NMC)

Experience

• Significant post‑registration IPC experience in an acute trust, including at least four years at Band 7
• Clinical experience in acute healthcare to support staff in practice
• Professional leadership experience, including implementing HR policies and procedures
• Research and development experience in practiceTraining and facilitating staff and practice development in varied settings

Skills & knowledge

• Proven leadership and management skills, inspiring and motivating a team
• Planning, prioritising and delivering projects and a complex workload to timescales
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including positively challenging teams
• Negotiating and influencing across professional and organisational boundaries
• Highly developed specialist knowledge of IPC, decontamination, cleanliness and outbreak control
• IT literacy in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, with excellent keyboard skills

Other

• Self‑awareness, confidence, self‑reliance and resilience, with a dynamic and enthusiastic approach
• Ability to meet tight deadlines, switch rapidly between work and manage conflicting demands in a changing environment

Nice to have

• Evidence of leading service development changes
• Coaching or mentoring experience
• Regional or national IPC working, or publications and conference presentations
• Budget management experience
• Developing governance frameworks to reduce risk and improve patient safety
• Working with other organisations to review complex infection issues
• Qualification in leadership development and/or management
• Policy development and effective implementation experience

What’s offered

• Flexible working, to be discussed with the recruiting manager